Customer Ratings & Reviews

I'm an Apple fanboy, yet there's one issue I have with this amazing smart speaker. For sound, it's top notch and better than any other smart speaker out there, IMO. The bass punches and the clarity is spectacular. If you buy two of these and make a stereo pair, expect to be amazed. This speaker is a no brainer for Apple people and if you're patient, it usually goes on sale at BB every few months where you can snag it for $199. When this happens, snatch the babies up. Now for my one main issue, and it has nothing to do with quality of sound. I wish so badly that there were an Apple speaker that had an HDMI ARC port and could hook it up to your tv. This way you could have true surround sound with these speakers much like the way Sonos works. I only have one of these Homepods due to this reason and I have way more Sonos speakers around the crib. Each of my flat screen tv's have a Sonos Beam synced up with two Sonos One SL's. They're sound is good but if I had the option to replace this setup with Homepods, I would in a freaking heartbeat. Maybe it's good that I can't cause that would destroy my wallet trying to replace the One SL's with Homepods. But who knows, maybe if a miracle happened and Sonos and Apple had a collab... haha and we're all going back to our normal lives within a week (cough, Corona virus). I would give these Homepods 5 stars and beyond if I could set them up as surround speakers for a TV but that just ain't where we're at. If you do have an Apple 4K TV you can go into your video and audio settings and set the Homepods as the audio source but it's a pain to have to do that each time you turn on the device. Not worth it in my opinion. Anyway, if you plan on using the Homepod strictly for music then you're definitely getting your money's worth.

I have been intrigued by this product since released, and frustrated with Apple's pricing practices and desire to be a "top tier" company by only offering high end high price products. This device always seemed a bit overpriced and unnecessary for me as I have a nice sound system connected to my TV, but I wanted something for Home Kit control. I like Apple's focus on encryption and privacy especially with the alway on always listening home controlling devices like this. I have apple Home Kit enabled devices in my house, and wanted a quick way for my pet sitter to turn them on and off when she comes in. I tried the Amazon dot last year, but found it difficult to setup and you need to have the always listening feature on. It also required setting up my already existing already working HomeKit enabled devices in the Alexa app which was hit and miss. I was waiting and hoping that Apple would release a cheaper version of this with less speaker and more control. Then Best Buy had this on holiday sale for 100 dollars off retail price. I figured it was worth a try knowing I had time to return it if it did not work. I set it up in seconds yesterday, and immediately transferred the podcast I was listening to on my phone to the speaker. I often wear headphones around the house and listen to music or podcasts throughout the day. This makes it easy to transfer what I am listening to via my phone airplay button and I can hear it clearly from anywhere in the downstairs. It sounds amazing and is so much easier to use to listen to anything on my phone. Yes you can use it without the Hey Siri feature listening. You can press and hold the center of the top panel which prompts Siri so I can turn off the "always listening" or if it does that annoying digital assistant thing where it mishears something I say that sounds vaguely like "Hey Siri" and becomes disruptive (This has not happened yet). I also like that in the Home app on my iPhone I can turn off the Home pod analytics which will not share my always on always listening recordings with Apple or anyone else. I wish the $200 price was not a promotion, but the retail price. After 1.5 days it has proven its worth and made me realize something I was overtly critical of and uninterested in is as good as I was sure it was not. I like being proven wrong. I am not sure I would pay $300 for it at full price, but if it keeps impressing me like this I might eat those words as well.

Great quality sound in a small device! Can't beat the bang for your buck.

This device is simple to use, plugged it in and my iPhone instantly found it via bluetooth. The sound this device puts out is remarkable for such a small speaker.

Great way to listen to music and has great audio quality

Used primarily as a HomeKit hub. I was skeptical at first if I’d use any other features but it’s turned into a daily driver (music streaming, etc). I’m planning on getting more for the house.

Incredible sound out of this little unit. Was easy to set up with my iPhone. Only dislike is that it's not battery operated -- it comes with an attached, long power cord.

A great addition to the home. Siri works as advertised.

Excellent product. Easy to setup and works seamlessly with iPhone. Nice sound from small speakers.

It looks tiny but has power and a surprisingly clear sound and comes with lots of capabilities. Siri may be commanded from afar and you may ask a variety of questions as well. One does not seem enough for stereo voice. Be careful: it only works with Apple devices.

Upgraded to a HomePod from some Alexa Echo Dots and it’s been a great upgrade. The sound is amazing, Siri is quick, and airplay is a great feature over Bluetooth.

Great sound from such a small speaker very clear and crisp. Easy to work.

Amazing sound quality for the size of this item. We also have the larger HomePod. If you prefer higher sound quality, I would recommend going with the larger size HomePod.

This thing is awesome! It sounds amazing and loud and you’d never expect it because of the size! It connects seamlessly to your phone and it’s super convenient!

Great sound from a small speakers. Easy setup. Would buy again.

A little speaker that packs a big punch. Great for small rooms. I use it for podcast listening and for alarm wakening. Don’t expect to rock a house party with this one.

This device was easy to setup and just holding my iPhone over it transferred my music to the speaker. Sound quality is not bad and surprisingly good for a small speaker.

Good sound, good price, easy to set up. Replaces a defective HomePod that died 25 months after purchase, with a 2 year warranty. Hope I have better luck with this min!!

Very convenient easy to use and amazing sound if you like to clean your house on the weekends this is the tool for you

They have great sound and were really easy to set up. I see them purely for speakers meaning I haven’t set up any of other features available such as home automation.